Noun
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the opening of a jar or bottle
"the jar had a wide mouth"
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an impudent or insolent rejoinder
"don't give me any of your sass"
- back talk -
a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
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a person conceived as a consumer of food
"he has four mouths to feed"
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the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
"New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
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an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
"he rode into the mouth of the canyon"
"they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
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the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
"she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
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the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
"he stuffed his mouth with candy"
- oral cavity - oral fissure - rima oris
Verb
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touch with the mouth
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articulate silently
form words with the lips only
"She mouthed a swear word"
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express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"
"This depressed patient does not verbalize"